Betty Vassiliki Smocovitis is a historian and biologist at the University of Florida. She has dedicated a large part of her research to studying the life of one of the most famous scientists to have lived, Sir Charles Robert Darwin.

Brian McNab is Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. His research focuses on Pacific island birds, many of which are included on endangered species lists, particularly those living on the smallest islands. McNab studies an essential parameter for understanding the evolution and survival of many species: their energy expenditure.

Conference by Almudena Grandes, writer. They say that "El corazˇn helado" is her most ambitious novel. Through the story of two families offers an exciting panorama of Spain's recent history, and the conflict of new generations of memory.

Conference by Alexey Pajitnov, creator of Tetris, explains the birth and success of this mythic videogame, as well as working with Microsoft and other independent firms on the design of new videogames and puzzles.